As Parenting Time Changes, So Should Child Support As children get older, and as parents move or re-marry, parenting time can change. Sometimes parents allow the change because they’re following the…
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Spousal maintenance hinges on expenses and income for both spouses. Now debt is also considered in the analysis.
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NEW LAW: LENGTH OF MARRIAGE DETERMINES DURATION OF SPOUSAL MAINTENANCE The laws regarding spousal maintenance in Minnesota were changed effective August 1, 2024. The law now states “The court must d…
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Terms used to describe types of maintenance have changed in new law.
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In November, 2022, Merriam-Webster (the dictionary company), chose “gaslighting” as the word of the year. They based the designation on the increase in online lookups of gaslighting 1,740%…
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Thinking about changing your name as part of your divorce? About half of my clients choose to change their name as part of their divorce process. While most clients decide to go back to their maiden n…
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Child support guidelines have changed in Minnesota effective for all orders issued after January 1, 2023 (see post from January 14, 2023). In addition to the changed guidelines, the 2021 legislation a…
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Co-parenting is a TEAM Effort Co-parenting has to be a team effort so kids feel a sense of security that their parents have things under control. If they sense their parents are not communicating, or…
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2020 was an exceptionally tough year for many people. Studies show that the pandemic resulted in people feeling more depression, more anxiety, and more financial stress. All perfectly understandable r…
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Narcissism Runs on a Scale Narcissism runs along a scale from standard-issue self-centeredness to full blown Narcissistic Personality Disorder. It seems the label “narcissist” is used more…
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